# NTSB FTW74FRJ01: Cessna 310, N2606C, Ruston, LA, July 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Ruston, LA · RUSTON, LA
- Location: 32.5338° N, 92.6352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruston, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5338&lon=-92.6352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1594   73/7/4    RUSTON,LA           CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1400
        TIME - 1655                    N2606C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSTON,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRICTION,EXCESSIVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        REMARKS- L GR DWN LOCK DID NOT GO OVER CNTR WHEN A/C RAISED-RUST-DIRT ON LOCK MECHSM-A/C FLEW 9HRS IN 5 MO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2606C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2606C-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 35006, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ruston

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730704019779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704019779A), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 310, Ruston, LA, Substantial damage. L gr dwn lock did not go over cntr when a/c raised-rust-dirt on lock mechsm-a/c flew 9HRS in 5 MO.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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